Category: Interview

Pad Chennington – a.k.a. “The Vaporwave Valedictorian” – is a video producer who discusses vaporwave topics. Starting up in the fall of 2017, Pad has developed a substantial following on YouTube and in the greater vaporwave community, with over 3,300 subscribers as of this interview. His most well-known videos are a series of reviews on vinyl editions of vaporwave albums, […]

Asura Revolver is a label run by Norwegian artist R0x4ry. The label caters to “vapor/vapour” music, which is best described as a cyberpunk derivative of vaporwave that utilizes ambient sounds, urban/city themes, and a preponderance of original material – though, as with vaporwave, those three tropes are by no means universal. Asura Revolver has been around since October 2016, making […]

Smirk Sound is a label that caters to “the smuggest experimental and vapour releases from around the world”. Its artist roster is quite varied and unique, featuring works from R0x4ry (of Asura Revolver), Methyr (of Question Records), Lukepi, and s a k i 夢 that touch genres such as lo-fi hip-hop, neoclassical music, and vaporwave. In the second week of […]

Reef Frequent is a pseudonymous artist who came to prominence last year with the release of a trilogy of albums on BLCR Laboratories that explored concepts of the afterlife. Three days ago, Reef Frequent (in conjunction with Tiny Mix Tapes) announced the imminent release of his sixth full-length album Unknown System Boundary – along with a music video of “Toxic […]

Methyr is a vaporwave, electronic music, and modern classical composer (although he might deny that last one) who is the owner and operator of Question Records. Having released quite varied albums on an even more varied selection of labels (Smirk Sounds, Neetspeak, Bedlam Tapes, & Options), Methyr tries his hand at pretty much any form of electronic music in which […]

Angel Marcloid is the founder and artistic force behind Swamp Circle. At five years old this August, Swamp Circle is one of the earliest vaporwave labels in existence, and its brand of experimental electronic music has seen over 120 releases in its run thus far. Its highly eclectic and avant-garde approach to music (in the true sense of the phrase) […]

Active since 2012, Mensa Group International is a group of artists who produce music inspired by the aesthetics and techniques of vaporwave and plunderphonics music. In their long tenure, the group has amassed an impressive roster of collaborations, solo-group works, and compilation appearances. These include a debut release featuring a split with luxury elite called Atlas of Fictional Countries / […]